Bellingham Comments from Digital Recorder - EISs for the Proposed ...

GATEWAY PACIFIC TERMINAL EIS SCOPING HEARING VOL. II
COURT REPORTER: BETH DRUMMOND PROCEEDING DATE: October 27, 2012
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1 And we spend a lot of money and we have wolves or salmon and
2 improving the ecology in these areas, and rounded off to
3 spending taxpayers' dollars on these things and then
4 enjoying them at the same time. Thank you.
5 MS. STRAUSZ-CLARK: 40, 41, and 42.
6 40 you're at the microphone. 41 and 42 you're at
7 the desk. Please state your name for the record.
8 THE SPEAKER: My name is Robin Leavy, L-e-a-v-y.
9 I agree with many good things that have already been already
10 been stated. I will try to focus on other topics that
11 haven't been spoken of yet.
12 I am a nurse. I live in Bellingham. I have
13 concerns about health impacts, but the physicians who have
14 spoken before me have covered those very eloquently.
15 I also a birdist. I look up in history at there
16 are unavoidable adverse effects, and there is an alternative
17 I would like you to consider. There is that serious
18 burdened quality on life here in the beautiful Pacific
19 Northwest due to the long trains going up full and empty
20 every day.
21 It will reduce access and enjoyment of the
22 coastlines, as that is where the tracks are.
23 All of our parks and our state parks would,
24 essentially, be ruined by the nearly constant train traffic.
25 Increased vibrations from the rail cars would cause